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Researching U.S. Congressional Legislation
Online Sources for Compiled Legislative Histories

LexisNexis Congressional
Provides Legislative Histories of U.S. Public Laws from 1969 (91st Congress) forward. From 1999 forward, all public laws are covered. Prior to 1999 ceremonial and "housekeeping" laws were omitted. Legislative Histories in recent years offer more detail including an abstract of the public law and links to the full text of most documents.
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Last updated: 06_12_2007